Coal Lake North Provincial Recreation Area is where I made my first POTA activation back in May 2026, and I keep coming back. On September 28 it gave me my busiest day yet: 46 contacts, all CW.
The operating spot by the lake, from my first activation in May
The setup
QRP Labs QMX, built from a kit
Bendix Radio flameproof key
End-fed wire antenna
How it went
Who called first, how the bands held up and what the pileup felt like.
